NASDA Aquatic Animal Experiment Facilities for Space Shuttle.

• Sakimura Toru

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works, 1-1-1 Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe 605-8585, Japan

• Suzuki Takahiro

  National Space Development Agency of Japan, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan

• Matsubara Shoji

  National Space Development Agency of Japan, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan

• Uchida Satoko

  National Space Development Agency of Japan, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan

• Kato Mitsuyasu

  National Space Development Agency of Japan, 2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8505, Japan

• Tanemura Ryuji

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works, 1-1-1 Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe 605-8585, Japan

• Honda Shohei

  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kobe Shipyard & Machinery Works, 1-1-1 Wadasaki-cho, Hyogo-ku, Kobe 605-8585, Japan

Abstract

National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) has been developed aquatic animal experiment facilities for space experiments using NASA Space Shuttle. Vestibular Function Experiment Unit (VFEU) has been firstly designed and developed for Spacelab-J mission (STS-47), and 8 days space experiment with carp has been performed. Following the VFEU, Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU) has been developed to accommodate small aquatic animals for second International Microgravity Laboratory mission (IML-2, STS-65). Four kinds of space experiments with goldfish, medaka, newt, and newt eggs have been performed for 15 days mission duration. Then, VFEU has been improved to accommodate marine fish under low temperature condition for Neurolab (STS-90) and STS-95 missions. 17days (STS-90) and 9days (STS-95) experiments with oyster toadfish have been performed by using the VFEU. This report summarizes the outline of these aquatic animal experiment facilities.

Journal

• Biological Sciences in Space

  Biological Sciences in Space 13 (4), 314-320, 1999

  Japanese Society for Biological Sciences in Space

Keywords

• Vestibular Function Experiment Unit (VFEU)
• Aquatic Animal Experiment Unit (AAEU)
• space experiment
• aquatic animals
• telemetry system

Details

• CRID: 1390282679408353152
• NII Article ID: 130004450449
• NII Article ID: 30016942100
• NII Article ID: 10004491839
• NII Book ID: AN10164806
• DOI: 10.2187/bss.13.314
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3MnmtFektQ%3D%3D
• ISSN: 1349967X
• ISSN: 09149201
• NDL BIB ID: 4977574
• PubMed: 11542796
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I4977574
• Text Lang: en
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